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Peter Sagal

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To play our Listener Limerick Challenge, give us a call at 1-888-WAIT-WAIT.

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Right now, a panel of some more questions for you from the week's news.

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Tom, according to Business Insider, there's been a rise in name shame for a certain group of men, guys named what?

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No, because it's become so infamous and associated with a person that nobody wants to be associated with.

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You know, now that you've pointed out, there are a lot of candidates for this answer.

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Yeah.

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Yeah, well, it turns out more people were associated with this guy in real life than they ever wanted us to find out about.

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Why can't I think of it?

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Not only would I no longer remember the answer, I no longer remember the question.

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Yeah.

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Yeah, more and more guys named Jeffrey are choosing to go as Jeff to distance themselves from famous pedophile and emailer Jeffrey Epstein.

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It's very hard to be a Jeffrey these days.

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I get it.

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But come on, there are way more famous Jeffreys than just Epstein.

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There's also Dahmer.

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According to the reporter who wrote the story, whose name is, of course, Jeffrey, quote, the name you put forth can have a huge impact on your career trajectory.

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So if you're a Jeffrey, try to drop that name.